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5c. y i theo chamber 24, for directinga mist towards i the lower end of the inlet "pipe 30. Said," nozzle 32y is connected to a suitable source,

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agent, such for instance as yook y bafile arranged within the Reissued Ju'lyl'f` 9, 1929.A i

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reissue filedill/[arch` 9,1928Q Serial 110.260,516.

My" invention' relates to a smoleecondenser objectk is i to provide an-o efficient ap.- paratus nomicall'y `employed for condensing smoke emitted domestic: and industrial` furnaces.

A! further `object-iste provide an appara tus whichfwill create a draft through the furucts of =`coinbustion- I nace and'r dispose of thel gases and'iother produnderstood, reference will now bef had to the accompanying drawings;y in which?"rk iaiisavde-e1evat0n 0f the apparatus, Fig. 2is a vertical section ofi the apparatus, Fig-.8 isa detail vsectional view of a steam nozzle 4 is a detail sectional view of a water Fig;

employed in carrying out the invennozzle tion. Referring now in detail to the different i parts, 2 designates a casing which is preferably cylindrical in cross section and has a base rportion 4 and a removable cap 6.

The lower portion of the casing 2 isprofk "vided with a transverse partition 8 having a central outlet 10 communicatingy with a trap 12' depending from saidpartition 8and provided with a drain pipe 14 leading tothe exterior of the casing 2.

l16 designates an open mesh tray arranged i withinthe casing 2 at a suitable distance abovethe partition 8 forholding a filtering 18 `designates a casing 2 at a suitable point above the tray 16,

and 20 designates f the baille 18.

' 22 designates an inlet pipe which may be connected tothe smoke pipe of a furnace.

the lower portion of the inlet pipe 22 and'v provided withfa spreader28. Said steainv n .nozzle 26 1s connected to a suitable source of I supply, not shown, through the intermediacy of.` a steamv pipe 30.

f `B2 designates a water nozzle located within of this characterwhich may be eco;n`

employed in carrying out the iiiven' another` baffie spaced above U y sprays discharged from the nozzle 26 and 32.

the filtering agent by the b-aflles 18 and 20.

` or desirable.

nottshownf throughy the*y intermediacy of `i a.

water pipe 84 ,whic'h'hasr a vbranch `36 leading to a nozzle38located inv thecap'. Valves 40, 42v andl 44provide means yfor* independently'controllingltlie flow of'steam to the nozzle 26 and waterto'the nozzles `82 and 88, respectively, so that the supply `to'any'one vmay be cutf offlwithout interfering 'with the supply to i i 5 l '46 f designates outlet pipe leading from the capv 6y andjconnecte'd to a" suction fan 48;

' The casing2 is provided with doorsf50,ftj21` '54 and 56, so that access may befreadily had to the trap 12, thecj'chai'nber 24, thevtrayf 16, and the nozzle 38, respectively.

In practice the inlet pipe 22 is connected to the smoke' pipe of a furnace after the tray 16 has been supplied with a filtering agent.

the smoke from. the furnace.

v'lhis combination of sprays precipitates the carbon and other unconsumed solids of the `products of combustion uponvthe partition 8, from which it is washed into the trap 12 bustion are drawn upwardly by the suction fan 48 through the filtering agent and inist from the nozzle 88. which cleanses said products of. combustion of any solids or obnoxious odors which may have escaped from the .As said remaining products of combustion pass upwardly through the casing 2, they are distributed more or less uniformly through During intervals when the apparatus is not in service any carbon orother products of combustion remaining upon the partition 8 maybe removed through the door 52 .whiler the filtering agent may be removed through the door54 and cleansed for reuse, `or a new The fan 48 is then set in motion for creating y a draft through the casing 2 and 'drawing As the smoke f is about to enter the casing 2 from the inlet i pipe 22, it is sprayed with steam from the nozzle 26 and with water from the nozzle 32.

supply may be provided as found necessary i, From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have provided a smoke condenser `enibodyfing the advantages above pointed out, and While I have shown and described the preferredV construction, combination andv arrangement of parts I reserve the right to make such changes as p-roperly fall Wit-hin the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s:

o 1. An apparatus of the character described consisting of a casing having an inlet, a removable cap to said casing having an outlet, means connected to said outlet for creating a draft through the casing, a partition arranged in the casing at a point below the inlet, a drain leading from said partition, an open mesh tray Within the casing and spaced above the inlet, superimposed baliles arranged in the casing above said tray, a steam nozzlefarranged in the inlet, a Water nozzle arranged in the casing and directed towards t-he inlet, and a Water nozzle arranged in lsaid cap, sub'- stantially as shown and described.

' 2.`Apparatus of the class described comprising a casing, a smoke inlet conduit having its outlet end horizontally disposed and communicating With the lower portion of said casing, a nozzle in the casing adapted to spray Water over the entire intake area. for initially Washing the smoke, an open mesh horizontal tray in the casing above the intake for supporting a quantity of filtering material through which the initially Washed smoke is adapted to pass, means above said tray for spraying a line mist of Water upon the ascending gases and iiltering material for* further Washing the same, a ring secured tov the side Walls of the casing above the tray, a transverse partition in t-he casing below the first named spray for collecting the spent Water from both sprays, a drain leading from said partition through Which the Water and re-` moved combustion products are discharged from the casing, an outlet conduit communicating with the upper portion of the casing, and a fan associated With the outlet conduit adapted to eiixect the circulation of gases from the inlet conduit through the casing to and through the outlet. Y

In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name.

W'ILLIAMW. ROBINSON. 

